<![CDATA[Birmingham Weekly - Speak Out]]> http://bhamweekly.com/birmingham/articles.sec-74-1-speak-out.html <![CDATA[One Day I Dared]]> One day I dared to have a dream. Not only did I understand what the dream was suppose to mean But I also dared to have a vision, A dream while awake is not always superstition. Not a]]> <![CDATA[What the Supreme Court Really Said]]> Birmingham does not have a Speaker´s Corner to let off steam, but I was still faintly aware of some vapor evaporating in the Mountain Brook Starbucks over a couple of recent US Supreme Court decisions. One was on the affordable healthcare act, or Obamacare if you prefer .]]> <![CDATA[Girls on Film]]> The right to vote, equality in the work place, political power, wearing pants without being scolded...the achievements of women over the last century are innumerable.]]> <![CDATA[In Response to "Euphemistically Speaking"]]> In regard to the article written by Lori Hamilton, let me state that I am no fan of Newt Gingrich, although my dispute with him may differ from Ms. Hamilton's. Her categorization of Speaker Gingrich's assessment of helping poor people out as racist is, quite frankly, unwarranted.]]>